Guwahati: Assam cabinet minister Pijush Hazarika will arrive at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (LGBI) in Guwahati at 11.30 pm on Monday morning along with the people of Assam injured in the landslide in Tupul, Manipur.

Notably, Pijush Hazarika last Saturday arrived at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences in Manipur’s Imphal to check on the people from Assam who were injured in the landslide in Manipur.

The cabinet minister reached there following the direction of the Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

According to reports, five residents from Assam who were victims of the massive landslide were receiving treatment at the hospital.

Hazarika interacted with three of them and took stock of their health condition.

All five victims are in stable condition and will be airlifted back home via a special flight, informed the state minister.

Hazarika also stated that bodies of eight persons from Assam including seven construction staff and one Army jawan were recovered from the debris so far.

The minister said, “One railway engineer and 11 other construction staff from Assam are still missing. Five people hailing from the state have been rescued.”

He further said that the Union Government is extending every possible logistical support to the state in the rescue operations.

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